Buccaneer Bill - we did that when the engineering output there was classed as not meeting airworthiness standards - it didn't do any good and they ignored all the advice our Chiv engineers who were seconded up there, gave them - they knew better apparently, possibly why they are still in a mess. The big problem for SKIOS there is the ex-RN heavy management who have formed a clique and oppose any ex-crab input about how best to engineer the aircraft.
Moving the 3As there would mean moving the 3A engineers and that isn't going to happen - they are working well where they are because they are happy and settled - it wouldn't be so at Valley.
Spanish - end of next week allegedly but who knows, the bidders don't seem to have been told either.